Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24

contained money, stamps ana quite
an amount OF through registered
mail. The burglary was not discovered
until crowd Of boys fishing down
on the river found the rihed pack
ages, tills belonging to the safe and other
evidences Of the contents. Among them
was gold watch that had been placed 10
the safe by one Of the employees. This is
the second robbery Albany has expert
enced since Christmas.
The members OF the Methodist church
OF sparta voted last Sunday OH the ques-
tlon OF using the organ during the regu-
lar services, such not having been hereto
fore the custom. The question was de-
cided IN the affirmative by majority OF
ten. But before this decision was reached
| great deal OF violent discussion was
| provoked. Hon. JOhn K. Lewis opposed
the move partly upon the ground that the
| congTegRted membership Of the church
mad no right to pass upon the question
| That the official members had exclusive
| Jurisdiction. Rev. A. NJ. Tbigpen, who
| presided, decided this point against him.
The question Will be carriedu up by appeal
to the district conference. Mr.. Lewis then,
in all seriousness, offered a resolution that
! they should have besides the organ Vlo-
lin, cornet, guitar and flute. His resOlu-
ton, however, was lost without second.
A great deal of interest is felt in the
fate OF the fruit crop. The unofficial re-
! ports from different parts of the State
vary largely, according to the locality.
but the general opinion seems to be th6t
| the recent frOsts have inflicted very con-
siderable injury. DR.. Hape, OF Hapeville,
a prominent fruit grower, expresses the
belief that the fruit in his locality IS very
materially injured. On the other hand,
| Prof. McCutcheon, of the Department of
Agriculture, says that he hardly thinks
the fruit in the Atlanta locality has sut-
| tered very mucn. He has examined under
! the microscope number OF peach BUDS
ANA has only found two or three that were
injured. He says, however, that in his
! opinion more definite knowledge on this
point can be Obtained in a few days.
| From Terrell county come reports which
! indicate that in the southern portion OF
the state the damage will be found to be
| greater than in the north, where the fruit
| is not so far advanced. Commissioners
henderson has sent out a number OF let
! tiers Of inquiry to leading fruit men in diff
Ierent sections Ofthe State, but as yet has
received no replies.
! A Macon special gives the following
| fuller particulars OF a tragedy already
mentioned in the NEWS: "a shooting
ARRAY occurred Sunday on the place OF
sim SplYey, in Putnam county, which re-
|
serious wOunding OF another, and injury
TO white man. A quarrel had occurred
| between Mr.. cpiVey and woman, the
wife OF the negro that was killed This
enraged the negroes at Texas, a negro
church IN the community. The matter
was talked over, and plot was formed
| TO kin Mr.. Spivey. soon afterwards the
| woman's husband bought a pair of shoes
| from Spiyey, and was going of without
Them
| spivey followed the negro to recover his
| property, The two passed a store
| on the way, at which there were
Mr.. Spiyey's father and some other
gentlemen. The elder Spivev remarked to
those present as his son and the negro
| passed that he suspected tout play, and
requested MIR. Bonner and Mr.. Massey,
| who were With him, to follow on for the
| protection of his son. Overtaking Mr..
! Spivey, the three walked on together. As
| the party approached "a skirt Of woods on
| the roadside a negro arose and fired a
| gun al them, the shot taxing effect in
| Massey's right side. He was literally
peppered with shot from the waist down.
| The three white men fired simultaneously
upon the party in ambush, and one negro
was killed outright. The rest took TO
their heels. One of the white men fired
again with pistol, wOunding another
negro in the nip. A coroner's jury was
summoned and an inquest held over the
corpse. The jury rendered verdict that
| the deceased came to his death by shots
| from Spivey, Bonner and Massey, pro-
nounclng the killing done in self-defense.
At Lumpkin In the early part of Mon
day j, N. Glover, formerly OF Americas,
| but who has been at Lumpkin for several
months following the business OF paint
| ing } and Startling Jenkins mad difficulty
in which Jenkins used his knife pretty
! freely on Glover, cutting his back, face
/ and neck, and nearly severinE his jugular
| vein. They were then separated, but each
! swore vengeance against the other.
! About o'clock III the afternoon, Glover
and Shelly Miller, who by some cause had
! become interested In the difficulty, were
standing on the sidewalk in front Of the
st0rehouse of j. h. BrIdger,
| Glover having a pistol and Miller
| double. barrel shotgun. About this time
| jenkins was seen coming in the direc-
| ton OF Glover and Miller, when Glover
| told him il he came over there he would
| kill him; but Jenkins never halted, but
| walked In the direction of Singers store,
| which was ABOUT ten steps from where
| Glover and Miller were standing. When
| Jenkins failed TO halt, Glover fred at him
! three times in succession, but failed to
| hit him, when jenkins walked into Sing
came out and threw chem at Glover,
when Shelly Miller fired al
| Jenkins with MS gun but
missed him. He again loaded and
| fired the second time. Jenkins was no:
over ten feet from the muzzle Of the gun,
and received the fun load in his face,
| putting out one, and il is feared both
eyes, which wound will perhaps
| Prove fatal. Glover and Miller have not
veen arrested yet, but a preliminary in
vestigatiOn OF the matter Will be held il
Glover and Miller can be apprehended
| but as they were seen soon after the dit
| fculty gOIng at "a lively gait through the
! woods northwest OF the town it Is feared
that they have escaped.
The following special premiums will
| be awarded at the next State FAIR: W.
| o. Wadley, for best pen of lat cattle, 500.
/ w. .. Wadley, for the best pen OF fat
! lambs, SIS. w. b. Sparks, for best dis
! play OF poultry, S25. John d. Hudgins,
! for best bushel sweet potatoes, box OF to-
| bacco. Carhart d. Phillips, to owner OF
! trotting horse making best time in fair
races, Knox hat. Ii. b. Ermlnger, for
best gallon Georgia cane syrup, $40. w.
! Z. Turpin IL Co., for best loaf light bread,
! barrel OF -four; for best dozen bis
cults, barrel OF flour. Mix Il Everett, for
best boy rider under 10, $40. Jere Hollis,
Tor best boy rider under -, $40. Wood
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